Our client is looking for a Corporate Counsel to join their growing in house legal team. The successful candidates principal role will involve overseeing all corporate legal matters and providing strategic legal advice to ensure the smooth running of operations.
Client Details
Our client is a well respected player in the Energy sector. With a growing legal team
Description
- Draft and negotiate corporate contracts
- Manage corporate transactions - including M&A, corporate governance, data protection, non-disclosure agreements
- Continuously improve and develop clients contractual templates and processes and provide training to the wider business.
- Coordinate with local counsel in various markets in relation to local laws and compliance, including in relation to the incorporation and set-up of subsidiary offices.
- Interpret laws and ensure it meets UK and international legal and regulatory requirements.
- Provide advice concerning business transactions with customers, financial institutions, shareholders, directors, officers and others.
Profile
A successful Corporate Counsel should have:
- A minimum of 3 years PQE within a corporate practice at a law firm or in-house.
- Excellent understanding and working knowledge of the fundamentals of company law.
- Excellent judgement preferably with experience of advising senior management teams and/or other senior stakeholders.
- Strong negotiating skills and sound commercial judgement, and able to balance with legal considerations
- Strong presentation skills with experience of providing legal training .
Job Offer
- A salary range of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum DOE
- Company bonus scheme
- Company pension contribution.
- Private health insurance
- Hybrid office attendance
- Based in Gloucestershire
- A supportive and friendly team environment